Self-made minority contractor brings jobs and hope to lower Northeast

MICHAEL A. BROWN, who pulled himself up by his bootstraps to become founder/president of Environmental Construction Services in the Far Northeast, said yesterday that he is moving his company to Oxford Circle to make it a job-providing “pillar of the community.”

Brown said that in 2010 when he founded the company – which retrofits businesses to reduce their energy costs – people told him he couldn’t find skilled employees in Philadelphia. Read more

Testimonials

As a project manager for Fidelis Design and Construction, LLC, I had the opportunity to work with Environmental Construction Services, Inc. on The Veterans Affairs Medical Center AC-19 and Blood Lab Renovation Project located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Environmental Construction Services, Inc. has consistently demonstrated their commitment to the success of the project by their attention to detail on all phases of construction that includes: fabrication, installation, schedules, quality cont…

Fidelis Design and Construction

Michael, thank you for participating in the June 3rd Bloomberg-Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Coaching Session in New York. We are delighted to share your photo with Lloyd Blankfein and Mike Bloomberg from that day. June 3rd marked an important collaboration between 10,000 Small Businesses alumni and Goldman Sachs and Bloomberg employees. This would not have been possible without your commitment. Participants shared overwhelmingly positive feedback and indicated that the session encourage…

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

I wanted to write you a letter of recommendation for your company’s performance on the Cooling Tower Replacement Project at the PA Convention Center. It was a pleasure working with you and your staff on such a difficult project, especially when you consider the logistics of phasing the replacement of the existing cooling tower while keeping the building’s cooling system up and running, during such an active time operationally. You successfully replaced the cooling tower while the PA Conventi…